Members of the Carlsbad Downtown Farmers Market kicked off the first market of the summer, usually held on the Eddy County Courthouse lawn, by integrating their booths into the street festival Saturday morning.

Harrell Mathews, who sold his food and other goods at the market, said although it's only the first year the market's been integrated with a street festival, he thought it was a good idea.

"This is the first for it, but from what I see it's been successful," he said.

Mathews said the booths at Cavern Fest also helped boost market sales.

"The turnout's been real good. I think it's been very good," he said.

Mathews also decided to add a photo booth as a fun feature to go with his vegetables and eggs.

"I don't normally bring it to farmers market, but the vegetable market has been steady all morning," Mathews said.

Mathews said he grew all of the food in his booth himself.

He said the market usually closes at 11 a.m., but some people planned to keep their booths open so they could continue participating in CavernFest's festivities until 5 p.m.

Other products at the market included eggs, jam and metal works. The market, which will be open every Saturday morning, is scheduled to continue for another 15 weeks this summer.